Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Metal end closure with an extended score which is opened with a secondary tool
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Application No.: US15979153Application Date: 2018-05-14
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Publication No.: US10661943B2Publication Date: 2020-05-26
- Inventor: Erik E. Gatewood , Mark A. Jacober
- Applicant: Ball Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CO Broomfield
- Assignee: Ball Corporation
- Current Assignee: Ball Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Broomfield
- Agency: Sheridan Ross P.C.
- Main IPC: B65D17/40
- IPC: B65D17/40 ; B65D17/28

Abstract:
A metallic container end closure is provided that generally comprises a primary pour opening and an extended or secondary score which is opened with a secondary tool to form a secondary pour opening. The fact that a secondary tool is required allows the secondary score to be shallower, and thus more secure than deeper scores that are openable by finger pressure alone. Once the secondary tool is used to fracture the secondary score, a secondary pour opening is produced adjacent to the primary pour opening to form a larger opening. A user may insert materials such as ice or oranges through the enlarged pour opening.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180257812A1 METAL END CLOSURE WITH AN EXTENDED SCORE WHICH IS OPENED WITH A SECONDARY TOOL Public/Granted day:2018-09-13
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